New leader for development body
There's a new leader at the helm of the Central Highlands' key regional development agency, the Central Highlands Development Corporation (CHDC).
The CHDC has appointed...
Coal: region’s billion dollar baby
The Central Highlands coal mining industry spends more than $790 million on local goods and services, according to the latest factsheet from the Central...
Canavan: ‘Gay marriage a symptom of wokeness’
When Australia voted in favour of gay marriage just 5 years ago we were reassured that people against the change had nothing to fear.
When...
Miracle surgery for Yeppoon baby
A Capricorn Coast baby diagnosed with spina bifida was still in his mother’s womb when Mater doctors performed complex and life-changing surgery on his...
Students discover the Wonders of Science
Rockhampton State High School students recently competed at the regional Wonder of Science conference held at CQUniversity’s Gladstone campus.
This was the largest Wonder of...
Young artists flourish
Central Queensland regional show for creative generations held during Tropical Pinefest festivities at The Fig Tree Galleries in Yeppoon was a huge winner showcasing...
YSHS students’ excellence in art
Yeppoon State High School Year 10 art students Portia Campton and Dannielle Armstrong have won the prestigious art award for the 2022 Creative Generation...
Oktoberfest comes alive at Emu Park
Emu Park Lions will be facilitating their 37th annual Bavarian celebration, Oktoberfest on Saturday, 22 October at Bell Park, Emu Park where dancing, singing...
Hocus pocus, safety focus
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has conjured up some spook-tacular safety tips for Halloween lovers, big and small.
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Shannon...
Daylight saving: Confusing the curtains and fading the cows
The long-running joke in southern states is that Queenslanders rejected the move to daylight saving because it confused cows and faded curtains.
It’s long since...
Should I create systems?
One of the many definitions of a business is that a business is a set of systems that are managed by people to produce...
The cost of living a giving life is free
From guppies to geese and police laughing as they investigated the abundance of ‘bootleg’ lettuce at the height of the supermarket shortages, nothing’s off...
Voluntary administrator appointed as company restructures
Darryl Kirk and Stephen Earel of restructuring advisory firm Cor Cordis, have been appointed voluntary administrators of Alertvale Pty Ltd, trading as SMW Group...
